corral

1 of 2

noun

cor·​ral kə-ˈral How to pronounce corral (audio)
-ˈrel
1
: a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock
herded the cattle into the corral
2
: an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampment

corral

2 of 2

verb

corralled; corralling

transitive verb

1
: to enclose in a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 1)
corralled the horses
2
: to arrange (wagons) so as to form a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 2)
3
: collect, gather
corralling votes for the upcoming election

Examples of corral in a Sentence

Noun the horses live in our corral, along with a cow Verb corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Other highlights include a spa with fitness facilities, as well as a swimming pool, boat and well houses, a barn, large corral and access to outdoor activities ranging from horseback riding to scenic rafting trips down the Snake River. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024 And the the median kind of served as a corral because of the guardrail. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024 The government often uses helicopters to haze wild burros or horses toward a corral before trucking the animals away. The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024 Cities often employed truant officers, who roamed the streets searching for children to corral, and repeat offenders risked being brought to juvenile court. Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024 Police tried to set up an ad-hoc bike corral in the parking lane with metal barriers but took them down a few months later because the barriers were needed for parades. Clio Chang, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2024 But by the time the fully in-person schedule is implemented, there might not be any employees left to corral. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2023 There's a corral, a stable and bullpens -- 170 stalls inside and out -- two entrances and exits, and plenty of parking. Aaron Gettinger, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2023 The bikes cost 24 cents per hour to rent and have to be stored in dedicated corrals. Carlton Reid, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
Verb
After players retreated to the locker room, Davis rushed to the court to corral the flying insects which had begun swarming on one of the overhead cameras on court. Ben Church, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 The Arlington Police Department shared a video on Facebook of officers attempting to corral the dozens of roaming goats. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024 But somebody needs to corral all that stuff to feed it into this new world of LLMs. Naren Narendran, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 Thanks to the help of volunteers — who corral the group to make sure no one is littering or riding perilously — the event is completely free. Zoe Larkin, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024 The quarter didn’t end until the 49ers completed a three-and-out hat trick, then, to top it off, muffed the Chiefs’ end-of-quarter punt that bounced off Luter and wasn’t corralled by McCloud. 9. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024 Spectators corralled in on the sidewalk — some hoping to catch a glimpse of DiCaprio and others wondering what the fuss was all about. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2024 And unlike other proposals attempting to penalize AI deepfakes on the web, this policy change could occur without corralling divided members of Congress together to agree on a new bill. Popular Science, 1 Feb. 2024 Instead, Williams couldn't corral the catch over his shoulder against two defenders. Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *currale enclosure for vehicles, from Latin currus cart, from currere to run — more at car

First Known Use

Noun

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of corral was in 1582

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Cite this Entry

“Corral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corral. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

corral

1 of 2 noun
cor·​ral kə-ˈral How to pronounce corral (audio)
1
: a pen for keeping or capturing livestock
2
: an enclosure made with wagons for defense of a camp

corral

2 of 2 verb
corralled; corralling
1
: to keep in or as if in a corral
2
3
: to arrange wagons so as to form a corral

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